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L. KALINA.

- WOMAN'S GARMENT.

APPLICATION man DEC-17.19l8.

Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

Ill/VENTOR LoEsER HALINA.

A TTOR/VEYS LOESER KALINA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WOMANS GARMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

Application filed December 17, 1918. Serial No. 267,131.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lonsnn KALINA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Womens Garments, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptlon.

The object of the invention is to provide certain. new and useful improvements in womens dresses and gowns whereby the lining when soiled or injured can be quickly removed from the garment and cleaned and replaced, or replaced by a new one, without requiring any changes in the construction of the garment. Another object is to permit an accurate fitting of the lining to the wearers body without altering the garment or buying a garment of a different size. Another object is to permit the user to readily change the sleeves together with the lining if desired. Another object is to enable the manufacturer to provide a number of interchangeable sleeves of difierent materials for each garment; for instance, sleeves made of eorgette for summer wear or satin sleeves for use with the garment in winter.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction as hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out in the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in

which similar characters of reference indi cate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the lining detached from the garment and with parts shown in section;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional front elevation of the garment;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of a modified form of the lining;

Fig. 4. is an enlarged sectional plan view of the lining illustrated in Fig. 3 in position in the dress;

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of another modified form of the lining;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged elevation of the attaching means for detachably connecting the lining with the dress at the waist line; and

Fig. 7 is a sectional plan view of the same.

The dress or gown provided with the im provements and as shown in Fig. 2 comprises a skirt 10, a waist 11, sleeves 12 attached to sleeve bands 13 extending within the waist 11 and dotachably connected with a lining 14 for the waist 11. The lining 11 illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 6 and 7 is provided at the armholes with bands 20 provided with perforations 21 engaged by lacing strings 22 engaging perforate bands 23 secured interiorly to the sleeve bands 13 of the sleeves 12. Thus by the arrangement described the sleeves 12 are dctachably fastened by the perforate bands 20 and 23 and the lacing strings 22 to the lining 14. It is understood that the bands 20 and 23 are annular and encircle the lining 14 and the sleeve bands at the armholes to permit of securely but detachably connecting the sleeves to the linmg.

It is understood that the lining 14 follows the shape of the waist 11 of the garment and varies according to the type of the waist. It is also understood that if the waist opens at the front the lining likewise opens at the front as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 5, but should the waist 11 open at the back the lining will likewise open at the back. The lining 14 is provided at the lower edge of the waist line with a band 30 having spaced per forations 31 engaged by a lacing string 32 also engaging perforations 33 formed along the upper edge of a band 34 secured at its lower edge by stitches 35 to the dress or gown at the waist line thereof, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 2, see also Figs. 6 and 7. It will also be noticed that by the arrangement described the lining 14 is detachably connected with the sleeves 12 and with the garment at the waist line to permit of readily removing the said lining from the garment whenever such lining is soiled and needs cleaning. It will further be noticed that the lining after being cleaned can be readily re-attached to the garment or a new lining may be attached to the garment by the use of the lacing strings 22 and 32 engaging the corresponding perforate bands 20, 23 and 30, 34. It will further be noticed that interchangeable sleeves of different material can be readily fastened to the lining or detached therefrom thus permitting a manufacturer to provide a number of interchangeable sleeves of different materials for each garment. Thus sleeves made of Georgstte or similar light fabrics and provided Copies of this patent may be obtained for with sleeve bands 13 of a stronger material can be attached to the lining for summer wear of the garment, while satin sleeves may and described for detachably connecting the lining with the sleeves of the waist 11 as the same may be varied, for instance as shown in Figs. 3 and t, the lining 40 is provided with perforate bands ll extending from the front lower end of the lining over the shoulder to the rear lower end thereof, and these bands M are connected by lacing strings tz with perforate bands 43 attached to the inside of the waist 4A and overlying the bands 41, as plainly shown in Fig. 4:. The lining 4:0 is provided at its lower end with a perforate waist line band 45 detachably connected by a lacing string 46 with a perforate band 47 attached to the garment at the waist line thereof and corresponding to the band 34 previously described and shown in Figs. 1, 2,6 and 7. I

7 The connections between the lining and waist may be 'at other points than the ones mentioned; for instance, as shown in Fig. 5, the lining 50 is provided at the neck opening 51 with a perforate band 52 adapted to be connected by a lacing string with a similar band on the neck opening of the waist of the garment. The lining 50 is provided at its lower or waist line edge with a perforate band 52 similar to the bands 30 and 4:5 and adapted to be fastened by a lacing string to a perforate band such as the bands 34 and 47 attached to the garment at the waist line, as previously explained- From the foregoing it will be seen that I do notlimit myself tothe detachable connection of the lining to the waist at any particular point as the same may be varied without deviating from my invention.

It will be noticed that by the arrangement described the lining when soiled or injured can be quickly removed from the garment, cleaned and replaced, or replaced by a new one without requiring any changes in-the construction of the garment.v It will also be noticed that by the use of the lacing strings and perforate bands any desired adjustment may be made to accurately lit the lining to the wearers body without altering. v 7

the dress or buying a garmentof a different size.

Having ,thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a garment, an outer dress having a skirt and ,a waist, a perforate attaching member fiXed on'the dress at the waist line, aliningi provided at the waist line with a perforate attaching member, a lacing string connecting the said waistline attaching members with each other, co -acting attaching-members fixed'on the said waist and the said lining at points other than the waist line, and a lacing string connecting the said last mentioned co -acting attaching members with each other.

2. In a garment, an outer dress having a skirt and a waist provided with separate sleeves, a lining, lacing, means detachably connecting the said lining and dress together at the waist line, and lacing means detachably connectingthe said lining and sleeves together. g 3.- Ina garment, an outer waist having separate sleeves, a lining for the waist, perforate 'bands at the armholes of the said sleeves and lining, and lacing strings detaplhably connecting the said bands with each 0t er.

4:. In a garment, an outer waist having perforate bands, a lining provided with perforate bands, and lacing strings detachably connecting the said bands with each other.

5. In a garment, an outer dress having a skirt and a waist provided with sleeves, a lining, coacting perforate bands at the waist line of the said dress and lining, lacing strings detachably connecting the said bands with each other, co-acting perforate bands at the armholes of the said sleeves and lining-andlacing strings detachably connecting the said armhole bands with each other.

6. In a garment, an outer sleeveless waist, a lining means detachably connecting the lining withthe waist, and sleeves for the waist and attached to the lining.

7. In a garment,.an outer waist having armholes, sleeves separate from the waist :an'dextending through the armholes, and a lining detachably fastened to the waist and on which the sleeves are secured.

LOE-SER KALINA.

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